The latest UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) footage comes from an operator who flew above the crowd at Jaws during a recent paddle session. The imagery he returned with shows enormous potential for the technology.
Video footage of Alex Gray and co. hooking into robust Palikir Pass during a recent swell. Filmed and edited by the old blokes at What Youth?
"The size will definitely be there - approximately 40-foot wave face heights - but strong, adverse winds out of the WSW are a major limiting factor," said event organizer Glen Moncata, citing recently issued weather and ocean reports.
In the promotion of surf books, four is not a bad crowd at all, as long as three of them aren’t immediate family. As a general rule of thumb, half the people who turn up at a book promotion will buy the book, particularly if there’s a lot of free beer being provided.
“We need to protect our coastline from these type of developments and not find in 10 -15 years that we are fighting all over again,” said 2012 world champion Joel Parkinson.
"I just knew I was in the right spot spot," says Jamie Mitchell about his 60-foot Belharra bomb. "So basically I just swung, put my head down, and paddled my arse off."
Listen to Mitchell and Dave Kalama as they kick back on Kalama's Hawaiian lanai and talk story.
The Mid Coast Regional Surfing Reserve aims to protect breaks and sites from 'The Hump' at Southport to 'The Trough' at Moana. So come along and find out how we may celebrate and recognise the significance of the region.
"Honestly the few days leading up to the swell was the worst part," said Kurt Rist of the recent swell at Mullaghmore Head. "There was so much hype from the media we didn't really know what to expect on Monday."
This coming weekend we move one year closer to the 100 year celebration of Duke Kahanamoku’s display of surfing and the spirit of Aloha he brought with him at Freshwater Beach, Sydney, in the summer of 1914/1915.
Here it is, all the worthwhile footage released so far of the largest swell to hit Europe in recent times.
